VIETNAM TODAY

The Penn State University of the US will transfer textbooks of 24 advanced subjects to the Da Nang-based Duy Tan University.

The 27th session of the 12th National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on January 18 with Nguyen Phu Trong in the chair. During the January 18-19 session, the Standing Committee will give opinions on six important law drafts.

Since its establishment in 1999, the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Co-operation has helped countries in the two regions get closer to each other, Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem has said.

Joe Schumacher took a gamble, and so far, it looks as if it will pay off.

Laura Lam reflects on Vietnamese keeping the traditions of Tet celebration alive in France.

Than Chau Ngoc Viet Company begins the sculpting of a jade statue of the Great Buddha Sakyamuni in Hai Duong.

Commandos stormed a Hue City hotel after a 16-hour standoff and captured a sergeant who had taken a schoolgirl hostage.

Leaders of the two nations exchanged messages on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties.

Young people from China joined their Vietnamese peers at the Vietnam-China Youth Friendship Meeting in Hanoi.

17 high school students from Niagara will trade their textbooks and pencils for hammers and nails this summer to build a brighter future for families in Vietnam.

The list of nominees follows; all winners in bold.

Saskatchewan government officials signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Friday with a Vietnamese delegation visiting Saskatoon.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung stressed the necessity of turning Vietnam into a strong IT country at a meeting with the MIC on January 15 in Hanoi.

Goals from Yang Xu and Zhang Linpeng saw China end their Asian Cup qualifying campaign with victory over Vietnam.

The Philippine Stock Exchange and Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange have signed an MOU to enhance their cooperation in financial services.

UN Secretary General has appealed to frustrated Haitians to be patient over efforts to bring them relief.

Project 112's ongoing trial has shed light on a scandal that defendants may have earned thousands of dollars fraudulently.

During the Vietnam War, American bombers dropped millions of tons of ordnance on the country, exceeding the Allied bombardment during World War II.

Disease experts in Southeast Asia will map out key poultry smuggling routes, especially along Cambodia's long border with Thailand and Vietnam, in a move to prevent the spread of the H5N1 bird flu virus in the region.